BTS RM Solo 2nd Album Ranks 5th on 'Billboard 200'... Two Consecutive Top 5 Works

First K-pop Solo Artist with Two Consecutive Top 5 Entries
Third Overall Appearance on the Billboard 200 Chart

Group BTS member RM has set a new record on the US Billboard main album chart with his solo album.

BTS RM.
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According to the Billboard chart preview article dated June 8 (local time) by the US music media Billboard on the 2nd, RM's second solo album released on the 24th of last month, Right Place, Wrong Person, debuted at number 5 on the main album chart 'Billboard 200' (June 8 issue).

The 'Billboard 200' chart ranks albums by combining traditional album sales scores with SEA (streaming equivalent albums), which converts streaming counts into album sales, and TEA (track equivalent albums), which converts digital track downloads into album sales.

RM's new album recorded 43,000 album sales, 7,500 SEA units (sales converted from streaming counts), and 3,500 TEA units (sales converted from digital track downloads).

Previously, RM, who has topped the 'Billboard 200' six times as a member of BTS, achieved his personal best ranking of number 3 on the chart with his first official solo album Indigo in December 2022. At that time, Indigo debuted at number 15 on the chart, making the debut position of Right Place, Wrong Person the highest for RM's solo albums on the 'Billboard 200'.

According to the chart preview article posted on June 3 (Korean time) on the official website of the US music media Billboard, BTS's RM's second solo album Right Place, Wrong Person, released on the 24th of last month, ranked 5th on the main album chart 'Billboard 200' (June 8 issue). RM's new album recorded 43,000 album sales, 7,500 SEA units (sales converted from streaming counts), and 3,500 TEA units (sales converted from digital track downloads).

With this, RM has entered the 'Billboard 200' three times in total with his personal works, following the 2018 mixtape mono. (ranked 26th) and 2022's Indigo (ranked 15th). Notably, with Indigo achieving a peak position of number 3 on this chart and Right Place, Wrong Person reaching number 5, RM became the first K-pop solo artist to place two consecutive works in the top 5 of the 'Billboard 200'.

Right Place, Wrong Person deals with moments when one feels like a stranger who does not fit the place, featuring a total of 11 tracks including the title track 'LOST!'. The new album received praise from overseas media immediately after its release, described as "a beautiful and intriguing artistic work" (NME) and "a captivating musical journey proven by the BTS leader" (Hypebeast), establishing RM's unique musical world expanded as a solo artist.

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